ReviewNature reviews. Microbiology2017
The enigmatic archaeal virosphere.
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- S-layer architecture and glycosylation and their role in shaping virus-host specificity in prokaryotes.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- A previously undescribed archaeal virus suppresses host immunity.EMBO reports · 2025Article
- Convergent evolution of viral-like Borg archaeal extrachromosomal elements and giant eukaryotic viruses.Nature communications · 2025Article
- The infection cycle of the haloarchaeal virus HFTV1 is tightly regulated and strongly inhibits motility of its host.mSystems · 2025Article
- Cryo-EM resolves the structure of the archaeal dsDNA virus HFTV1 from head to tail.Science advances · 2025Article
- A type IV pili-mediated mutualism between two co-resident temperate archaeal viruses and their host.Cell reports · 2025Article
- Summary of taxonomy changes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) from the Archaeal Viruses Subcommittee, 2025.The Journal of general virology · 2025Article
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- Metagenomic characterization of viruses and mobile genetic elements associated with the DPANN archaeal superphylum.Nature microbiology · 2024Article
- DNA polymerase swapping in Caudoviricetes bacteriophages.Virology journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
One of the most prominent features of archaea is the extraordinary diversity of their DNA viruses. Many archaeal viruses differ substantially in morphology from bacterial and eukaryotic viruses and represent unique virus families. The distinct nature of archaeal viruses also extends to the gene composition and architectures of their genomes and the properties of the proteins that they encode. Environmental research has revealed prominent roles of archaeal viruses in influencing microbial communities in ocean ecosystems, and recent metagenomic studies have uncovered new groups of archaeal viruses that infect extremophiles and mesophiles in diverse habitats. In this Review, we summarize recent advances in our understanding of the genomic and morphological diversity of archaeal viruses and the molecular biology of their life cycles and virus-host interactions, including interactions with archaeal CRISPR-Cas systems. We also examine the potential origins and evolution of archaeal viruses and discuss their place in the global virosphere.
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